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Schweizer SGS134 N1165S

30 April 1980 · Calistoga, California, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 30 April 1980 at about 14:30 local time, a Schweizer SGS134 registered N1165S was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Calistoga, California, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 14:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Calistoga, California, United States
Nearest airport
Calistoga Airpark
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Schweizer SGS134
Registration
N1165S
Category
Glider
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
S → Local
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-0484

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 1 0 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

FIXED SINGLE WHEEL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Schweizer SGS134 accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
23 May 1979 Schweizer SGS134
N7605
Llano, California, United States
no coordinates
GRT W Sorng SH No injuries -
5 May 1979 Schweizer SGS134
N76JP
Elmira, New York, United States
no coordinates
Harris Hill SO Serious injuries -
2 Sep 1978 Schweizer SGS134
N7596
Boulder, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
- Minor injuries -
27 May 1978 Schweizer SGS134
N7631
Fate, Texas, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -
4 Sep 1976 Schweizer SGS134
N7683
Minden, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
East Bay Soari No injuries -
22 Oct 1975 Schweizer SGS134
CF-QPT
Glen, New Hampshire, United States
no coordinates
Southern Ontar Minor injuries -

All 17 records for this type

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